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H. BEAUDRY.

SUSPENDERS.

Patented Mar. 22

UNITED STATES PATENT @rrrcn,

HENRI BEAUDRY, OF MONTREAL, QUEBEC, CANADA.

SUSPENDERS.

SPECIFICATION: forming part of Letters Patent No. 359,838, dated March 22, 1887.

Application filed September 21, 1886. Serial h'mfllfllfl.

To all whom it may concern.-

Be it known that I, HENRI BEAUDRY, of the city of Montreal, in the district of Montreal and Province of Quebec, Canada, have invented certain new and useful Improvements in Braces; and I do hereby declare that the following is a. full, clear, and exact description of the same.

My invention has reference to the strength-- euing and prevention of fraying of the ends of the straps (whether main or auxiliary) of braces, and provides means which will not only effect this, but to a great extent meet the drag or strain of the button and prevent it from tearingt-hrough the substance ofthe strap. I propose for this purpose to secure on the end of each of said straps a back piece of soft metal-such as tin, brass, Sac-extending up as far as the lower end of lthebutton hole and turned over at the sides and end, so as to wholly or partially cover the front of the strap end. By this means I not only secure the end from fraying out, but also strengthen it,so as to prevent the butt-on from tearing through the substance of the brace, and further facilitate its disengagement and attachment.

Forfull comprehension of the invention reference must be had to the annexed drawings, in which- Figures 1 and 2 show front views of the end (No model.)

of a brace-strap embodying my invention; and Fig. 3 a back view of same, similar letters of reference indicating like parts.

A is the brace-end, B the buttonllole, and. O the plate, completely covering the back and turned over atthe end to prevent fraying, and at the sides to grip tightly the substance of the strap, the front being either wholly covered, as at G, or partially, as at C.

I am aware that metal tips bent round, secured to and binding the ends of suspenders, are not new, and that such ends have been provided with metal back, (see Letters Patent to Smith, January 13, 1874, No. 146,486,) but I propose to secure this backing and tip to the Suspender-end in a way which shall be simpier and more secure than in the patent above mentioned. I therefore disclaim this arrangement.

What I do claim is as follows:

In combination with a suspenderstrap provided with abutton-hole, a metal plate extending close up to the button-hole on one side of the strap and having its edge portion clamped upon the opposite side edges and end of the 5 strap, all as set forth.

' HENRI BEAUDRY.

Witnesses:

Fans. HY. REYNOLDS, WM. P. llIOFEAT. 

